Sharing files between Windows and Ubuntu virtual machine

I have a Windows 10 PC with Ubuntu 22.04 installed as a VirtualBox virtual machine. There are other ways to share files between Windows and Ubuntu, but the following is the most general way I know:

1. On Windows, share a folder (e.g. "temp") with your own windows user name.
2. Find the IP address of VirtualBox ethernet adapter:




3. On Ubuntu make sure you can ping that IP address.
4. Open a new Files window, at the bottom left, click on other locations. Then, at the bottom enter smb://<VirtualbBox ethernet adapter IP address>/<Windows folder name>



5. After clicking Connect button, you should see the temp folder: